Realizing Returns from Climate and Nature Strategies
Climate Week NYC
September 23, 2026
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Guided Nature Walk on the Highline with Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Setember 23, 2026, 7:45–8:45 AM
Start your Day of Action outdoors on the NYC Highline. Join Dr. Amanda Rodewald, Garvin Professor and Senior Director of Conservation Science at Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Cornell University, for a guided bird identification walk. The Highline exemplifies how cities can reclaim neglected infrastructure to create vital urban habitats and green space. This adaptive reuse project demonstrates the intersection of nature restoration and urban regeneration—core to reimagining how companies and cities can advance nature-positive outcomes.
You will identify birds and learn how Cornell Lab tools—Merlin and eBird—generate biodiversity data that can be used to design and measure corporate nature and biodiversity protection, restoration, and sustainable management efforts.
Open to anyone interested. No ornithology experience required.
Breakfast with Sustainability Leaders: Integrating Climate and Nature to Minimize Risk and Build Resilience, organized by Pure Strategies and Ceres
Setember 23, 2026, 8:45–11:30 AM
Note: For in-house corporate sustainability peers and cross-functional counterparts.
Request an invitation to join in-house corporate sustainability peers in an engaging breakfast session diving into how to build business value through climate and nature programs.
We kick off with an executive fireside chat, featuring Jerome Del Porto, Vice President, Head of Sustainability, Walmart, followed by a panel discussion and small-group discussions.
The panel session will give you a chance to hear from leading organizations and network with your peers to explore how integrating climate and nature strategies turns into an investment that reduces risk, builds resilience, and delivers financial and societal returns. For the morning panel, we will be joined by Jennifer Duran, Global Head of Sustainability at Kenvue, Yann Wyss, Global Head of Public Affairs, Nestle, and Sahas Apte, CFA, Portfolio Manager & Equity Research Analyst, Trillium Asset Management.
Speakers:
- Jerome Del Porto, Vice President, Head of Sustainability, Walmart
- Jennifer Duran, Global Head of Sustainability, Kenvue
- Yann Wyss, Global Head of Public Affairs, Nestle
- Sahas Apte, CFA, Portfolio Manager & Equity Research Analyst, Trillium Asset Management
REQUEST INVITE: Workshop: Land Sector Actions for Climate, Nature and Business Value
Workshop: Land Sector Actions for Climate, Nature and Business Value
2:15–5:15 PM
Ready to move your land sector investments from ambition to action? This session focuses on getting beyond ambition to land sector actions that drive climate, nature, and business value through an interactive workshop featuring guest speakers from leading organizations, including Karen Mo, Director, Nature Research and Partnerships, Food and Forests, Ceres, Suzanne McDowell, Vice President, Social & Environmental Impact, King Arthur Baking Company, and Akiva Fishman, Director, Nature-based Solutions, Forests, World Wildlife Fund.
In addition to insight from guest speakers, you will be part of the conversation, working through how to connect corporate goals, financial viability, and procurement objectives when investing in climate and nature projects. We will explore how to overcome common internal and external challenges that most often stall land sector projects. You will leave with concrete next steps to move your own program forward.
Speakers:
- Karen Mo, Director, Nature Research and Partnerships, Food and Forest, Ceres
- Suzanne McDowell, Vice President, Social & Environmental Impact, King Arthur Baking Company
- Akiva Fishman, Director, Nature-based Solutions, Forests, World Wildlife Fund
Social Hour: Day of Action Reception with Billion Oyster Project
5:30-7:00 PM
Wrap up the Day of Action with a relaxed social hour, featuring fresh oysters served in partnership with the Billion Oyster Project. Unwind, raise a glass, and keep the conversation going after a day of thoughtful discussion and participation as we celebrate progress and the work ahead to deepen sustainable action within our organizations.
More details coming soon. Stay tuned!